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- Sclero-: (Or scler-) A confusing prefix that can refer exclusively to hardness (from the Greek skleros meaning hard) but that can also refer to the sclera of the eye.
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Sclera The sclera's blood vessels are mainly on the surface. Along with the vessels of the conjunctiva (which is a thin layer covering the sclera), those in the episclera render the inflamed eye bright red. In many vertebrates, the sclera is reinforced with plates of cartilage or bone, together forming a circular structure called the sclerotic ring.
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Sclera The sclera (from the Greek skleros, meaning hard), also known as the white of the eye, is the opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the eye containing collagen and elastic fiber.n the development of the embryo, the sclera is derived from the neural crest. In children, it is thinner and shows some of the underlying pigment, appearing slightly blue.
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buckling [buk´ling] the process or an instance of becoming crumpled or warped. scleral buckling a technique for repair of detachment of the retina, in which indentations or infoldings of the sclera are made over the tears in the retina so as to promote adherence of the retina to the choroid.
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Scleral Contact Lenses Scleral Contact Lenses. Scleral contact lenses are a specialized type of contact lens used for managing a variety of eye conditions. They are large, and typically their diameter is 16-20mm. This is twice the size of a standard gas permeable contact lens and larger than a typical soft contact lens. Scleral contact lenses are custom made for each eye.
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honda -s. : a metal, knotted, or spliced eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a running noose or lasso.
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- Anatomy of Sclera by Dr.Parthopratim Dutta Majumder. The term sclera is derived from Greek word scleros meaning hard.Sclera is an opaque, elastic, and resilient tissue of the eye. It can be compared with an incomplete shell comprising approximately 90% (five-sixths) of the outer coat of the eye.natomy of Sclera by Dr.Parthopratim Dutta Majumder. The term sclera is derived from Greek word scleros meaning hard.Sclera is an opaque, elastic, and resilient tissue of the eye. It can be compared with an incomplete shell comprising approximately 90% (five-sixths) of the outer coat of the eye.
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- Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: choleric (adj). easily moved to anger. men of the choleric type take to kicking and smashing- H.G.Wells. choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered (adj). quickly aroused to anger. a hotheaded commander.
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What is the function of the sclera? The outside covering of the eye is a protective envelope of leathery connective tissue known as the sclera. This is the white coating on the outside of the eyeball, commonly known as the white of the eye. It completely envelops the globe except at the front of the eye and maintains the shape of the globe.he Sclera is the posterior opaque white/off-white surface of the eye; this dense fibrous tissue envelops the entire posterior surface of the eye, excluding the continuous ant … eriorly of the cornea, iris, and pupil which is at its center.
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Atrial fibrillation It is the most common type of arrhythmia, affecting approximately 350,000 Canadians. Generally, the risk of developing atrial fibrillation increases with age and with other risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and underlying heart disease.One of the main complications of atrial fibrillation is stroke.enerally, the risk of developing atrial fibrillation increases with age and with other risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and underlying heart disease. One of the main complications of atrial fibrillation is stroke.
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- Medical Dictionary. 1. sclerotic. play. adjective scle·rot·ic \sklə-ˈrät-ik\. Medical Definition of sclerotic. 1: being or relating to the sclera the sclerotic layer of the eye. 2: of, relating to, or affected with sclerosis a sclerotic blood vessel.
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Therapy Insight: Scleritis And Its Relationship To Systemic Autoimmune Disease Scleritis can be anterior, with involvement of the sclera that is visible to the naked eye, or posterior, with involvement of sclera that is enclosed by the orbital tissues. Anterior scleritis is further subdivided into diffuse, nodular or necrotizing types. Necrotizing anterior scleritis can occur with or without inflammation; when not associated with clinically visible inflammation, necrotizing anterior scleritis is referred to as scleromalacia perforans.
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atherosclerosis In Greek, athere means gruel, and skleros means hard. Atherosclerosis is often called arteriosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis (from the Greek arteria, meaning artery) is a general term for hardening of the arteries. Arteriosclerosis can occur in several forms, including atherosclerosis.
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- Surgery Overview. Scleral buckling surgery is a common way to treat retinal detachment. It is a method of closing breaks and flattening the retina. A scleral buckle is a piece of silicone sponge, rubber, or semi-hard plastic that your eye doctor (ophthalmologist) places on the outside of the eye (the sclera, or the white of the eye).
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- In ancient times it was used in the plural to mean the back. sciatic L. sciaticus; originally from the Gr. ischion = the hip. Hence the term applies to anything near, or pertaining to, the hip. sclera Gr. skleros = hard. It is because of its relative toughness that the outer layer of the eye is named the sclera.
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sclerosis sclerosis. an induration or hardening, especially of a part from inflammation, or in disease of the interstitial substance. The term is used chiefly for such a hardening of the nervous system due to hyperplasia of the connective tissue or for hardening of the blood vessels.Called also induration. adj., adj sclerot´ic.uberous sclerosis a congenital heredofamilial disease, transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, characterized principally by the presence of hamartomas of the brain (tubers), retina (phakomas), and viscera, mental retardation, seizures, and adenoma sebaceum, and often associated with other skin lesions.
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Sclera The sclera is opaque due to the irregularity of the Type I collagen fibers, as opposed to the near-uniform thickness and parallel arrangement of the corneal collagen.
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- Sclera: The tough white outer coat over the eyeball that covers approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface. The sclera is continuous in the front of the eye with the cornea and in the back of the eye with the external sheath of the optic nerve.
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bolero bolero. 1. A lively Spanish dance characterized by aerial action. 2. A short jacket, originally from Spain, ending above the waist and worn open.
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- sclero-, scler-, sklero-, prefix meaning hard, often used to show relationship to the sclera: scleroadipose, sclerocorneal, scleroderma.
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Sclera The sclera (from the Greek skleros, meaning hard), also known as the white of the eye, is the opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the eye containing collagen and elastic fiber.he sclera forms the posterior five-sixths of the connective tissue coat of the globe. It is continuous with the dura mater and the cornea, and maintains the shape of the globe, offering resistance to internal and external forces, and provides an attachment for the extraocular muscle insertions.
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- : a Spanish dance characterized by sharp turns, stamping of the feet, and sudden pauses in a position with one arm arched over the head; also: music in 3⁄4 time for a bolero. 2. : a loose waist-length jacket open at the front.
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What is the function of the sclera? The outside covering of the eye is a protective envelope of leathery connective tissue known as the sclera. This is the white coating on the outside of the eyeball, commonly known as the white of the eye. It completely envelops the globe except at the front of the eye and maintains the shape of the globe.
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The Eye and Vision 7-3) . The outermost tunic, called the sclera, is made of tough connective tissue. It is commonly referred to as the white of the eye. It appears white because of the collagen it contains and because it has no blood vessels to add color.
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sclera noun, Anatomy. 1. a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball. As the disease progresses the sclera becomes denser than normal. This permits the sclera to show through a very little at this part.
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- Osteo- definition, a combining form meaning “bone,” used in the formation of compound words: osteometry. See more.